Does the masters program lead to the PhD program in economics at NYU?
The master’s program does not lead to the PhD program. The two programs are quite separate and students cannot transfer from the master’s program to the PhD program at NYU. However, our master’s program can be used to lay the groundwork for students who wish to pursue a PhD program elsewhere, and an increasing number of our students have gone on to do a PhD in economics at other universities in the United States (e.g. Boston University). Indeed, the best qualified master’s students sometimes take one or more PhD-level courses within the Department of Economics as credit towards their M.A. degree. In order to improve their math background, some students seeking to pursue a PhD also take graduate math courses. Students can also choose to apply for our Ph.D. program after completing the master’s, although admission is very competitive and none of the master’s work would transfer toward the PhD.
